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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In their escape in Chapter 3, what do the men use as a cutting implement?
(a) A pair of scissors.
(b) A shard of broken glass.
(c) A broken metal tray.
(d) A knife stolen by Terry.

2. Where did the author go after fleeing from her "rest cure"?
(a) Oregon.
(b) California.
(c) Nevada.
(d) New York.

3. Who did the author's ex-husband remarry?
(a) The author's childhood friend.
(b) The author's colleague.
(c) The author's cousin.
(d) The author's sister.

4. How is the author's childhood described in the foreword?
(a) As difficult.
(b) As happy.
(c) As violent.
(d) As ideal.

5. Why does Terry lament not catching the girl in the tree?
(a) She could have warned the men not to go to town.
(b) She could have convinced the women to let the men go.
(c) Terry thought she was beautiful.
(d) She could have been used as a hostage.

6. Which activity is used by the guards to pass time?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Painting.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Letter writing.

7. Why do the tutors say the men are being held captive?
(a) Because they were violent when they first arrived.
(b) Because outsiders cannot be trusted.
(c) Because men are not welcome in the country.
(d) Because they tried to abduct a girl from a tree.

8. How do the women refer to their society when it still included men?
(a) As bi-sexual.
(b) As two-sided.
(c) As co-gendered.
(d) As man-ruled.

9. What are the houses surrounded by?
(a) Wild flowers.
(b) Well-kept gardens.
(c) Fences.
(d) Deep ditches.

10. Who was Charles Walter Stetson?
(a) The author's husband.
(b) The author's colleague.
(c) The author's uncle.
(d) The author's brother-in-law.

11. What does Terry note about the women who meet the men in the center of town?
(a) The women are larger than the men are.
(b) The women look angry.
(c) The women are over forty.
(d) The women are beautiful.

12. What does Jeff NOT note a lack of in the town?
(a) Noise.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Animals.

13. What surprises the explorers about the women in town?
(a) The women show no fear.
(b) The women speak English.
(c) The women are physically strong.
(d) The women are dressed like men.

14. What was the author diagnosed with while living in Connecticut?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) A brain tumor.

15. What does Terry suppose the women of an all-female society would be like?
(a) Untrusting and timid.
(b) Sweet and gentle.
(c) Jealous and competitive.
(d) Hard-working and serious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does the Goddess of Motherhood bear?

2. Where do the men see three figures in Chapter 2?

3. How do the women react to the gifts Terry offers?

4. How many women are in the room adjoining where the men woke up?

5. What is set out for each man at their tables in Chapter 3?

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